The Queer Films Of Sundance

1. Feature-Length Films

2. “C.O.G.”

Director: Kyle Patrick AlvarezCast: Jonathan Groff, Denis O’Hare, Corey Stoll, Dean Stockwell, Casey Wilson, Troian BellisarioSynopsis: In the first-ever film adaptation of David Sedaris’ work, a cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.

4. “Interior. Leather Bar”

Director: James Franco, Travis MatthewsCast: Val Lauren, James Franco, Christian Patrick, Travis Matthews Synopsis: In order to avoid an X rating, 40 minutes of gay S&M footage was rumored to be cut and destroyed from the 1980 film Cruising. Inspired by the mythology of this controversial film, filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews collaborate to imagine their own lost footage.

5. “Kill Your Darlings”

Director: John KrokidasCast: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Ben Foster, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Elizabeth OlsenSynopsis: The true story of David Kammerer’s murder by Lucien Carr in 1944 that draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.

6. “Pit Stop”

Director: Yen TanCast: Bill Heck, Marcus DeAnda, Amy Seimetz, John Merriman, Alfredo Maduro, Corby SullivanSynopsis:Pit Stop is a 90-minute narrative feature film that tells the parallel stories of two gay men in a small Texas town.

9. “kink”

Director: Christina Voros Synopsis: This documentary produced by James Franco tells the story of sex, submission, and big business of the unlikely pornographers whose 9-to-5 jobs are spent within the confines of the San Francisco Armory building, home to the sprawling porn production facilities of Kink.com.

10. “Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer”

Director: Mike Lerner, Maxim PozdorovkinSynopsis: Russia’s queer feminist icons face seven years in prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. The film examines what’s on trial: the three young artists or the society they live in.

11. “Valentine Road”

Director: Marta CunninghamSynopsis: In 2008, eighth-grader Brandon McInerney shot his gay classmate, Larry King, at point blank range. Unraveling this tragedy from point of impact, the film reveals the heartbreaking circumstances that led to the shocking crime as well as its startling aftermath.

12. Short Films

13. “The Battle of amfAR”

Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey FriedmanSynopsis: This documentary from the same directors of Lovelace explores how Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor and research scientist Dr. Mathilde Krim came together to create America’s first AIDS research foundation.

14. “Fall to Grace”

Director: Alexandra PelosiSynopsis: The film revistis former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, who famously resigned from office after declaring himself “a gay American.” Since then, he has been working as a spiritual advisor to women in prison.